Striking Public Servants Block Access to Ottawa Office Buildings, Disrupt Traffic

Striking Public Servants Block Access to Ottawa Office Buildings, Disrupt Traffic
A PSAC worker holds a flag on a picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Matthew Horwood
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On the seventh day of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike, workers escalated the protest by blocking access to office buildings in downtown Ottawa and disrupting traffic.

Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office building and Treasury Board headquarters, where they limited entry to one person every five minutes. Another group of strikers blocked cars on a bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., where many federal buildings are located.